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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta is in line for more residential development, following a trend that has made the city ripe for homebuilders. The City Council passed three measures Nov. 15 that will allow construction of nearly 200 residential dwellings on a total of 20 acres in downtown and within the North Point Overlay District. As available space for development shrinks, density in the downtown core and in other parts of the city has increased. Since the opening of City Center in 2015, Alpharetta has added close to 1,000 houses, townhomes, condos or apartments to its downtown core. In the past two years, the city has also opened up the North Point corridor for major mixed-use projects that include apartments and townhomes. By far, the largest project up for consideration at the Nov. 15 meeting was a request to allow 90 detached, singlefamily homes on 14 acres at the corner of North Point Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road. The developer, Partners Empire Communities, won council approval for an amendment to the comprehensive land use plan allowing high-density residential on the site that had been assigned for corporate office use. Plans call for allocating almost half the property for greenspace and preserving a wooded buffer along Kimball Bridge Road and North Point Parkway. Renderings show three-story homes with brick on the first floor. According to the applicant, homes will
be 1,800 to 2,200 square feet with prices starting in the $500,000–$550,000 range. Alpharetta Senior Planner Mike Woodman said several residents raised concerns about stream and traffic impacts at the Sept. 7 community zoning meeting, and a number of neighboring businesses had written the city with the same concerns. Woodman said the developer has agreed to go beyond the city’s requirements to ensure reduced stormwater
runoff at the site and that a new drive along Rock Mill Road will provide access to the development. City Council members were split on the plan. Councilman Donald Mitchell said the development has gone through a number of iterations, and the latest provides for the least impact to the aesthetics of the area.
ROSWELL, Ga. — In 2020, Will Albers was 24 years old and could not drive more than 10 to 15 minutes without pulling over and taking a nap. His dad, State Sen. John Albers (RRoswell), said his son had lost a lot of weight and had cramps and pains and could not keep food down. His feet also hurt, but a podiatrist told him he had probably just “tied his shoes too tight.” Then, one night, Will drove a short distance to his parent’s house, where his mom, Kari Albers, insisted that he go to the emergency room after noticing that he had started vomiting blood. Will was admitted to the intensive care unit. He recalls waking up very cold in the Northside Hospital Cherokee waiting area. However, he had passed out earlier that night at the many attempts made to draw blood and get an IV going. Will was also alone, as COVID-19 policies did not allow for his parents to be at his side. He was scared and tired. “It was a very traumatic and very scary time to say the least,” John said. “Thank God, he lived through the night. The doctors didn’t know if he’d do that, but they found out in the morning he was in full renal failure. Both his
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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Members of the Alpharetta City Council have signed off on more housing for downtown, continuing a trend that has added close to 1,000 residential units to the district over the past six years.
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